THE SMALL THINGS

I had to say no to someone today. It was a question to which the answer is always no, so there was no agonising over the decision. It was t...

Because I am a goofball, I forgot to send in my electoral registration. Today, there was a wild panic, as the deadline charged down the trac...

I’ve been thinking about advice this week. I’ve been thinking about the good advice I have been given in my life, and the advice I would giv...

So sorry. Too much work and an airport run. Just time for a picture of my two beloveds: I am becoming very hippy-ish in my old age. Soon ...

I did the ice bucket challenge this morning. Since it went viral, there has been the inevitable backlash. Oh, say the doubters, surely givin...

1637 words of book written. Twenty pages edited. Hats in the air work with the red mare. Important trailer practice. She self-loaded . (She...

The blog may be a little spotty in the next couple of weeks as I am up against a hard deadline and my brain is about to explode. Forgive me....

Even though I am running up to deadline and my shoulders are around my ears and there are not enough hours in the day, today I am taking the...

2259 new words written. Twenty pages edited. Brain falling out of my ears. I never quite understand how writing can be so enervating. I unde...

I’m always slightly surprised when an entire demographic becomes stigmatised. Show me your working , I want to yell, with my empirical hat o...

What a blog I had for you today. It blossomed in my head as I brushed my teeth. It unfurled its brilliant petals as I rode the red mare, who...